Allie Miller

1 week ago | post-gazette.com | Allie Miller

Summer fun has just begun, and annual celebrations of culture like Pride Month and Juneteenth help kick off Pittsburgh’s looming outdoor food festivities. Get ready to celebrate the start of summer with pizza, a beer festival, a drag brunch with dogs and more. PizzaFest! What better way to kick off the first official month of summer than with pizza? Join fellow pizza lovers and GoodTaste! Pittsburgh for PizzaFest! 2025 on June 1 at Dough Daddy Brewery.

2 weeks ago | post-gazette.com | Allie Miller

Still shaking off those winter blues? Join your fellow yinzer yogis for outdoor yoga classes all summer long, with sessions sprawled across the city. Plus, many of them are free. Outdoor yoga classes offer all kinds of freedom, including kids being allowed to run around while their parents partake, no worries about lack of space and the grounding offered by being outside, said Cara Bessko, an instructor of 22 years who leads the free weekly classes offered at Bakery Square.

1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Allie Miller

As spring and summer emerge in Pittsburgh, there’s a dessert that seems to always make its way to cookouts, picnics and holiday spreads: strawberry Jell-O pretzel salad. There’s a debate about the treat’s origins — with some claiming it has southern roots in the 1960s — but John Chamberlin and Rachael Rennebeck believe strawberry Jell-O pretzel salad is a Pittsburgh thing.

1 month ago | gatewayjr.org | Allie Miller

The end of this month will mark President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, and in that time his administration has moved to eliminate the Department of Education, ended tribal support for Tribal colleges, removed protections for transgender students, launched investigations into 85 schools and is reviewing billions in funding for colleges and universities.

1 month ago | post-gazette.com | Allie Miller

Even outside the jam-packed food festival circuit, May is a month featuring some pretty unique food event offerings. Because there are so many festivals next month, we decided they deserved their own story. And if the festival crowds aren’t for you, don’t worry — try this private four-course meal special instead.